arthur ashe

Invasion of privacy is an issue raised often in the media. The press argues that the public has the “right to know” private information about public figures. In many cases I think the media divulges intimate details about people’s lives that the public does not need to know. An example of this is when the newspaper USA Today forced former tennis champion Arthur Ashe to reveal he had the AIDS virus. Arthur Ashe had …

…of the spotlight for over a decade. But even if he had been in the public eye at that time, what USA Today did to him is inexcusable. It is common knowledge that people lose their privacy when they become public figures, but that does not make it right. Privacy is not only a privilege; it’s a Constitutional right. No one should have to give up that right just for being famous. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**